He was a member of the Comboni Missionaries and was ordained to the priesthood on May 23, 1965. He served on the Pala Indian Reservation and at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in California and St. Henry Parish, Cincinnati. In December 1970 he began his missionary work in Africa, serving a total of 35-plus years. He served in Uganda, Kenya and Sudan.

Burial was April 1, 2008, at St. Theresa Cemetery, Nyamlell Mission, Sudan, Africa.